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A Declaration of Love (1978)

A Declaration of Love poster
Original title
Объяснение в любви
Directed by
Ilya Averbakh
Genre
romance film
Country
Soviet Union
Runtime
2h 15m
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man reflects on his lifelong love for a woman, from their youth through the challenges of time and distance. The story follows their relationship across decades in the Soviet Union.

tenderbittersweetintimatereflectiveslow-pacedpoignantwistfulromantic

What happens

A Declaration of Love (Russian: Объяснение в любви, romanized: Obyasneniye v lyubvi) is a 1977 Soviet romance film directed by Ilya Averbakh. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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